Opinions on a good wireless router please???

So far - for the money in the UK -the Linksys BEFW11S4 is coming out as the
best value wireless 4 port router:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...461136-0447634

..Is there though better options as was looking at the D-Link 614 but its
quite a few quid more money.

The only other option I ahve looked at is a standard 4 ports router/switch -
say a Linksys off ebay and then get a separate wiress access point that
would then allow me to upgrade the wireless part as the faster speed
wireless access points come down in prive..

Any advice appreciated.

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"Scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> So far - for the money in the UK -the Linksys BEFW11S4 is coming out
> as the best value wireless 4 port router:
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...Dsr%5Faps%5Fel
> ectronics%5F1%5F2/026-9461136-0447634
>
> .Is there though better options as was looking at the D-Link 614 but
> its quite a few quid more money.
>
> The only other option I ahve looked at is a standard 4 ports
> router/switch - say a Linksys off ebay and then get a separate wiress
> access point that would then allow me to upgrade the wireless part as
> the faster speed wireless access points come down in prive..
>
> Any advice appreciated.
>

The Linksys 11S4 is a good choice. If you're looking for it to be a FW,
it is not and neither do the other routers that fit into this class of
router. At best they have SPI (a form of a FW) -- firewall like.

A router that has a FW will be able to stop inbound and outbound traffic
by default.

You should put a host based FW solution on the machine behind the router
wired/wireless or wired only.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
http://security.ziffdavis.com/print_...a=38771,00.asp
http://www.firewall-software.com/fir...rewall_do.html

Wireless security

http://netsecurity.about.com/library.../aa022703a.htm

Duane

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The protection of the machine is a process and not a given!

So what about the Linksys Wireless Router - that is supposed to have NAt
etc - is that a better option?

Scott

"Duane Arnold" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:bho85u$1f982$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > So far - for the money in the UK -the Linksys BEFW11S4 is coming out
> > as the best value wireless 4 port router:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...Dsr%5Faps%5Fel
> > ectronics%5F1%5F2/026-9461136-0447634
> >
> > .Is there though better options as was looking at the D-Link 614 but
> > its quite a few quid more money.
> >
> > The only other option I ahve looked at is a standard 4 ports
> > router/switch - say a Linksys off ebay and then get a separate wiress
> > access point that would then allow me to upgrade the wireless part as
> > the faster speed wireless access points come down in prive..
> >
> > Any advice appreciated.
> >
>
> The Linksys 11S4 is a good choice. If you're looking for it to be a FW,
> it is not and neither do the other routers that fit into this class of
> router. At best they have SPI (a form of a FW) -- firewall like.
>
> A router that has a FW will be able to stop inbound and outbound traffic
> by default.
>
> You should put a host based FW solution on the machine behind the router
> wired/wireless or wired only.
>
> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
> http://security.ziffdavis.com/print_...a=38771,00.asp
> http://www.firewall-software.com/fir...rewall_do.html
>
> Wireless security
>
> http://netsecurity.about.com/library.../aa022703a.htm
>
> Duane
>
> --
> The protection of the machine is a process and not a given!